Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition

Index Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition

In mathematics, the Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy (CFL) condition is a necessary condition for convergence while solving certain partial differential equations (usually hyperbolic PDEs) numerically by the method of finite differences. [1]

30 relations: Advection, Amplitude, Approximation theory, Computer simulation, Coordinate system, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry), Dimension, Dimensionless quantity, English language, Explicit and implicit methods, Finite difference, Finite difference method, German language, Hans Lewy, Hyperbolic partial differential equation, IBM Journal of Research and Development, Kurt Otto Friedrichs, Magnitude (mathematics), Mathematics, Mathematische Annalen, Numerical analysis, Numerical linear algebra, Parameter, Partial differential equation, Richard Courant, Space, Temporal discretization, Translation, Variable (mathematics).

Advection

In the field of physics, engineering, and earth sciences, advection is the transport of a substance by bulk motion.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Advection · See more »

Amplitude

The amplitude of a periodic variable is a measure of its change over a single period (such as time or spatial period).

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Amplitude · See more »

Approximation theory

In mathematics, approximation theory is concerned with how functions can best be approximated with simpler functions, and with quantitatively characterizing the errors introduced thereby.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Approximation theory · See more »

Computer simulation

Computer simulation is the reproduction of the behavior of a system using a computer to simulate the outcomes of a mathematical model associated with said system.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Computer simulation · See more »

Coordinate system

In geometry, a coordinate system is a system which uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of the points or other geometric elements on a manifold such as Euclidean space.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Coordinate system · See more »

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (CIMS) is an independent division of New York University (NYU) under the Faculty of Arts & Science that serves as a center for research and advanced training in computer science and mathematics.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences · See more »

Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)

In physics, a degree of freedom is an independent physical parameter in the formal description of the state of a physical system.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) · See more »

Dimension

In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a mathematical space (or object) is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Dimension · See more »

Dimensionless quantity

In dimensional analysis, a dimensionless quantity is a quantity to which no physical dimension is assigned.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Dimensionless quantity · See more »

English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and English language · See more »

Explicit and implicit methods

Explicit and implicit methods are approaches used in numerical analysis for obtaining numerical approximations to the solutions of time-dependent ordinary and partial differential equations, as is required in computer simulations of physical processes.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Explicit and implicit methods · See more »

Finite difference

A finite difference is a mathematical expression of the form.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Finite difference · See more »

Finite difference method

In mathematics, finite-difference methods (FDM) are numerical methods for solving differential equations by approximating them with difference equations, in which finite differences approximate the derivatives.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Finite difference method · See more »

German language

German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and German language · See more »

Hans Lewy

Hans Lewy (20 October 1904 – 23 August 1988) was a Jewish German born American mathematician, known for his work on partial differential equations and on the theory of functions of several complex variables.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Hans Lewy · See more »

Hyperbolic partial differential equation

In mathematics, a hyperbolic partial differential equation of order n is a partial differential equation (PDE) that, roughly speaking, has a well-posed initial value problem for the first derivatives.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Hyperbolic partial differential equation · See more »

IBM Journal of Research and Development

IBM Journal of Research and Development is a peer-reviewed bimonthly scientific journal covering research on information systems.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and IBM Journal of Research and Development · See more »

Kurt Otto Friedrichs

Kurt Otto Friedrichs (September 28, 1901 – December 31, 1982) was a noted German American mathematician.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Kurt Otto Friedrichs · See more »

Magnitude (mathematics)

In mathematics, magnitude is the size of a mathematical object, a property which determines whether the object is larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Magnitude (mathematics) · See more »

Mathematics

Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of such topics as quantity, structure, space, and change.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Mathematics · See more »

Mathematische Annalen

Mathematische Annalen (abbreviated as Math. Ann. or, formerly, Math. Annal.) is a German mathematical research journal founded in 1868 by Alfred Clebsch and Carl Neumann.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Mathematische Annalen · See more »

Numerical analysis

Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation (as opposed to general symbolic manipulations) for the problems of mathematical analysis (as distinguished from discrete mathematics).

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Numerical analysis · See more »

Numerical linear algebra

Numerical linear algebra is the study of algorithms for performing linear algebra computations, most notably matrix operations, on computers.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Numerical linear algebra · See more »

Parameter

A parameter (from the Ancient Greek παρά, para: "beside", "subsidiary"; and μέτρον, metron: "measure"), generally, is any characteristic that can help in defining or classifying a particular system (meaning an event, project, object, situation, etc.). That is, a parameter is an element of a system that is useful, or critical, when identifying the system, or when evaluating its performance, status, condition, etc.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Parameter · See more »

Partial differential equation

In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is a differential equation that contains unknown multivariable functions and their partial derivatives.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Partial differential equation · See more »

Richard Courant

Richard Courant (January 8, 1888 – January 27, 1972) was a German American mathematician.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Richard Courant · See more »

Space

Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Space · See more »

Temporal discretization

Temporal discretization is a mathematical technique applied to transient problems that occur in the fields of applied physics and engineering.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Temporal discretization · See more »

Translation

Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Translation · See more »

Variable (mathematics)

In elementary mathematics, a variable is a symbol, commonly an alphabetic character, that represents a number, called the value of the variable, which is either arbitrary, not fully specified, or unknown.

New!!: Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy condition and Variable (mathematics) · See more »

Redirects here:

CFL condition, CFL-condition, Cfl condition, Cfl number, Courant (Stability) Criteria, Courant Fredericks Levy condition, Courant number, Courant-Friedrich-Levy Condition, Courant-Friedrich-Levy condition, Courant-Friedrich-Levy number, Courant-Friedrich-Lévy Condition, Courant-Friedrich-Lévy condition, Courant-Friedrichs-Levy condition, Courant-Friedrichs-Lewy condition, Courant-Friedrichs-Lévy condition, Courant–Friedrichs–Levy condition, Courant–Friedrichs–Lévy condition, Courant–Friedrich–Levy number.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy_condition

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »